11 Things We Wish Had Happened at the 2014 Emmys

More Billy EichnerBilly Eichner won over online viewers last year with this Christmas skit with Amy Poehler on Funny or Die. Now, he’s probably won over anyone else who might’ve not heard of him before with tonight’s bit. Hey, Emmys, allow me to introduce you to your next host.

More of Seth Meyers‘ acerbic wit
Speaking of hosts, while the Late Night host had some good bits during the show, none of them came close to the no-nonsense jokes we’ve come to expect from Meyers, who kept a friendly tone throughout. You know what they say about nice guys . . .

A Win for Amy Poehler
Was it naïve to hope Amy Poehler might take home the Emmy for her role as Leslie Knope on Parks and Recreation? That said, Julia Louis-Dreyfus is impeccable as Vice President Selina Meyer in Veep, and a master at the acceptance speech skit: Tonight’s impromptu makeout session with Bryan Cranston was her best yet.

A Sixth Season of Breaking Bad
I know, I know, it’s unlikely that Breaking Bad will return to television. But after seeing Anna Gunn, Aaron Paul, Cranston, and the writers and creators of the AMC series all take home statues, it’s obvious we’re not alone in wishing this show would have never ended.

A Prepared Speech by Cary Fukunaga
Clearly the True Detective director was caught by surprise, but acceptance speech rule number one: do not get bleeped out at the start of your speech. The only person who can get away with that is Jennifer Lawrence, and even though Fukunaga had a Katniss-inspired braid hairdo, he’s no J. Law.

A Better Robin Williams tribute
Would it have been so hard to sneak in a clip of Robin Williams as Mork?

Josh Charles Taking Home an Emmy
Even though The Good Wife was robbed of a nomination for Outstanding Drama Series for its best season yet, an Emmy at least rightfully went to Julianna Margulies, who has done excellent work with her ever-evolving role as Alicia Florrick. It would have been a nice touch to have Josh Charles also take home an award, but perhaps the television academy still hasn’t forgiven him for his heartbreaking departure from the show. (We certainly haven’t.)

That Sofía Vergara Bit Cut
Margulies said it best, “What a wonderful time for women in television”—except if you’re Sofía Vergara. We could’ve done without that humiliating skit, or, at the very least, they could’ve thrown Jon Hamm up there with her.

Modern Family Taking a Back Seat
Is Modern Family a better comedy series than Veep, Louie, The Big Bang Theory, Orange Is the New Black, or Silicon Valley? Of course not. Was it a surprise Modern Family won yet again for Outstanding Comedy Series? Of course not.

More Woody and McConaughey
Even though neither of them took home an Emmy, Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey were by far the most charming part of the evening. With Woody doing his best McConaughey impersonation, and McConaughey recounting Woody’s simple yet surprisingly wise life advice, it left us wondering: Why can’t these two just star in everything together forever?